Geraldton, WA
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Geraldton is a port city on Western Australia's Mid West coast, about 420 kilometres north of Perth on the Indian Ocean. The original people of the area are the Amangu, with neighbouring groups on the lands to the north and east. Named after Charles Fitzgerald, a colonial governor of the 1850s, the city built its wealth on the sea, and rock-lobster fishing and grain shipping still drive its port. Its best-known landmark is the HMAS Sydney II Memorial on Mount Scott, with a dome of stainless-steel gulls for the lost crew, while the cathedral designed by the architect-priest John Hawes anchors the town. Beaches and steady winds make it a noted windsurfing destination.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Geraldton is more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 919, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Geraldton a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Geraldton from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
17/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (17/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
71/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $220 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 71% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Geraldton at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,246
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,142
- SEIFA score
- 919
- Local government area
- Greater Geraldton
- Coordinates
- -28.7759, 114.6143
Map of Geraldton
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Housing & property in Geraldton
What it costs to live in Geraldton and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $220
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,400
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 53%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 43%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Geraldton demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Geraldton demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Geraldton using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 28% and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 457 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 370 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 717 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 794 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 905 | 28% |
Share of the 3,243 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 394 | 31% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 276 | 22% |
| Rented | 555 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 828 | 64% |
| Townhouses & semis | 391 | 30% |
| Flats & apartments | 55 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,288 occupied private dwellings in Geraldton.
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,718
- Median weekly personal income
- $645
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 605 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 340 (12%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 280 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,078 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Employed full-time
- 772
- Employed part-time
- 463
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Geraldton
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Geraldton is February (average daytime high around 31.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 19.6°C). The area receives roughly 311 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°C | 21.3°C | 12 mm |
| Feb | 31.1°C | 21.9°C | 17 mm |
| Mar | 30.2°C | 21.1°C | 20 mm |
| Apr | 27.1°C | 18.2°C | 23 mm |
| May | 24.2°C | 15.2°C | 29 mm |
| Jun | 20.9°C | 12.9°C | 54 mm |
| Jul | 19.6°C | 12.2°C | 57 mm |
| Aug | 20.3°C | 12.2°C | 50 mm |
| Sep | 22°C | 13.4°C | 22 mm |
| Oct | 24.2°C | 15.3°C | 13 mm |
| Nov | 26.8°C | 17.6°C | 11 mm |
| Dec | 29.5°C | 19.8°C | 3 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Geraldton
Is Geraldton a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Geraldton rates 35/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Geraldton?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Geraldton was $220, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Geraldton?
Geraldton is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Greater Geraldton local government area.
What is the population of Geraldton?
At the 2021 Census, Geraldton had a population of about 3,246.
Is Geraldton an advantaged area?
Geraldton has an ABS SEIFA score of 919, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 17 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Geraldton?
Geraldton has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 311 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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